Heat Vocab #4

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archetype

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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.

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magnum

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a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
2.
a magnum cartridge or firearm.

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hyperbole

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obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2.
an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

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pithy

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brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
2.
of, like, or abounding in pith.

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akin

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of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
2.
allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
3.
having or showing an affinity; kindred: They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.

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proprietor

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the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
2.
a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property.
3.
a group of proprietors; proprietary.
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pantheistic

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the doctrine that god is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
2.
any religious belief or philosophical doctrine that identifies God with the universe.

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juncture

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a point of time, esp. one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
2.
a serious state of affairs; crisis: The matter has reached a juncture and a decision must be made.
3.
the line or point at which two bodies are joined; joint or articulation; seam.
4.
the act of joining.
5.
the state of being joined.
6.
something by which two things are joined.
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Phonetics .

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epiphany

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a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day.
2.
an appearance or manifestation, esp. of a deity.
3.
a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
4.
a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.

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banality

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devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

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morose

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sullen and ill-tempered.

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metamorphosis

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Biology . a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
2.
a complete change of form, structure, or substance, as transformation by magic or witchcraft.
3.
any complete change in appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
4.
a form resulting from any such change.
5.
Pathology .
a.
a type of alteration or degeneration in which tissues are changed: fatty metamorphosis of the liver.
b.
the resultant form.
6.
Botany . the structural or functional modification of a plant organ or structure during its development.

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proverbial

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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
2.
expressed in a proverb or proverbs: proverbial wisdom.
3.
of the nature of or resembling a proverb: proverbial sayings.
4.
having been made the subject of a proverb: the proverbial barn door which is closed too late.
5.
having become an object of common mention or reference: your proverbial inability to get anywhere on time.

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unequivocal

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leaving no doubt; unambiguous

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elusive

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eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: an elusive concept.
2.
cleverly or skillfully evasive: a fish too elusive to catch.

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expediter

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a person or thing that expedites something, esp. one employed to move shipments on schedule, as for a railroad.

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del posto

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Del Posto is the ultimate expression of what an Italian restaurant should be. Joe Bastianich, Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batali represent a convergence of different styles and experiences.

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scrutinize

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to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.

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irretrievable

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not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable.

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embodiment

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the act of embodying.
2.
the state or fact of being embodied.
3.
a person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, abstraction, etc; incarnation.
4.
something embodied.

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conventional

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conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
2.
pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols.

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unmitigated

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not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.
2.
unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore

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xenophobic

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an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange.

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intrepid

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resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.

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tactile

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of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
2.
perceptible to the touch; tangible.

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magnitude

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size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
2.
great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude.
3.
greatness of size or amount.
4.
moral greatness: magnitude of mind.

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covertly

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concealed; secret; disguised.
2.
covered; sheltered

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naught

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nothing.
2.
a cipher (0); zero.

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sated

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to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
2.
to fill to excess; surfeit; glut.

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diurnal

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of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily.
2.
of or belonging to the daytime ( opposed to nocturnal).
3.
Botany . showing a periodic alteration of condition with day and night, as certain flowers that open by day and close by night.
4.
active by day, as certain birds and insects ( opposed to nocturnal).

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ideology

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the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
2.
such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting it into operation.

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rhetorical

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used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
2.
marked by or tending to use bombast.
3.
of, concerned with, or having the nature of rhetoric.

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epitaph

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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
2.
a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.

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artisan

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a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.

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novice

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a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.

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venue

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LAW
the place of a crime or cause of action.
b.
the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
c.
the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
d.
the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.

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calamari

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Italian Cookery .

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votive

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offered, given, dedicated, etc., in accordance with a vow: a votive offering.
2.
performed, undertaken, etc., in consequence of a vow.
3.
of the nature of or expressive of a wish or desire.

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degenerate

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to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.

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congenital

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of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, esp. the uterine environment.
2.
having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.